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Over the weekend, a UK tabloid reported the reigning monarch of England had responded favorably to a private screening of “The King’s Speech,” which depicts her father King George V’s struggle to overcome his stammer at a crucial moment in the nation’s history.

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Rush, who plays the king’s speech therapist, Lionel Logue, in the odds-on Oscar favorite for best picture, is wondering if the Queen can now be the latest critic to be quote-blurbed in the movie’s poster.

“We have just heard repeatedly by The Sun that she saw 'The King's Speech' and was moved - that was the quote,” said Rush while attending the Academy Awards nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on Monday.

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Rush said he and co-star Colin Firth have fantasized about how to leverage the tidbit.

“We want that on the poster: 'Dazzling’ – The New York Times. 'Moving’ – Her Majesty,” he said. “We've been fascinated about [the Queens reaction] for a long time. But [Buckingham Palace is] very circumspect and very anonymous about that. I don't think anyone knows, for example, if she saw Helen Mirren as ‘The Queen.’

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The speculation didn't stop there.

“We've been joking that the Queen is probably on Netflix and that she's got a whole backup list of the ‘Madness of King George’ and ‘Alfred the Great’ and gets them out every couple of months,” Rush chuckled.